The 9 Best Cars No One Asked For
These cars are absolutely ridiculous, but have managed to garner their vocal fanbases for unusual design quirks, impressive performance, and more.
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Your 10 Worst Airport Horror Stories
Read these ten horror stories of everything from getting sent back to the country you came from, to an airport with no water or available power to losing your entire plane. You will never complain about your flight delays again.
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The Ten Worst Top Ten Lists I Wrote For Jalopnik
When former Jalopnik boss Travis Okulski asked me to take over the site’s vaunted Answer’s of the Day feature, I was honored, and frankly, a bit shocked. These daily top 10 lists were, for a while, one of the top traffic drivers to the site. Knowing how important they were, I was surprised that the low man on the totem pole (me) would be trusted with their production.
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Michael McDonald – 'Sweet Freedom'
Traffic sucks, so why not start your morning off with some music? You provide the toast and we’ll provide the jams.
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The Ten Angriest Looking Cars On The Road
These ten cars will strike fear into your soul if you see them in your rearview mirror.
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The Ten Best Motorcycles For A Beginner
So you’ve decided to join the motorcycle cult, but you don’t know what’s a good first bike. One of these ten should do the trick.
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The Ten Best Routes For Driving Across America
Summer is nearly here, so it’s time you start planning your cross country trips. These ten routes are great places to start.
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Ten Cars That Represent The End Of An Era
These ten cars were all holdouts of a bygone era.
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Ten Cars With Technology Way Too Far Ahead Of Their Time
These 10 cars were ambitious, but their innovative tech came too early.
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The Ten Best BMW 3-Series Variants Ever Made
Happy 40th birthday, BMW 3 series. In lieu of cake, we’re going to celebrate the best production models in your history.
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Ten Old Car Video Games That Are Still Great Today
Break out your old consoles, fire up your emulators, and head to your local arcade! These games are still classics.
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Ten Amazing Aircraft Never Given A Chance To Succeed
These wild prototypes were killed before they got the chance to really spread their wings, as it were.
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The Ten Cars That Most Represent Their Country Of Origin
These ten cars could not have been made anywhere else besides their home countries.
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Ten Garbage Cars That Had Every Right To Be Good
All the ingredients were there, and yet the end results simply didn’t add up.
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Ten Obvious Engineering Disasters Inexplicably Put Into Production
These ideas were obvious failures before they were even built, and yet, they were built anyways.
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The Ten Weirdest Taxi Services In The World
A Crown Victoria is far from the only way to get you from point A to point B.
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The Ten Craziest Automotive Engine Swaps Ever Attempted
Oh you swapped an LS1 into a Miata? That’s cute.
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Ten New Cars That Could Lose The Most Value In Twenty Years
These cars too expensive for you today? Just wait.
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The Ten Best Cars To Bring To Your High School Reunion
Your high school reunion is coming up fast and you need something that radiates your success and excellent taste, but doesn’t make you look like you’re trying too hard. These are our ten picks.
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The Ten Most Successful Race Cars Of All Time
These are the race cars that destroyed their competition and redefined their sport.
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The Ten Greatest Non-Aircraft Things Powered By Turbine Engines
Turbine engines are super cool, and they aren’t just limited to aircraft. These are the ten best things powered by turbines, both jet and gasoline.
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The Ten Most Ridiculous Concept Car Interiors
When car designers are given free reign, crazy, wonderful things happen. These are the ten most bonkers concept car interiors ever made.
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Ten Of The Fastest Boats Ever Made
Whoever said you need a car or an aircraft to achieve big speed?
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Ten New Cars That Could Be Worth A Ton Of Money In Ten Years
If you can get your grubby hands on one of these ten cars, hang on to it and be ready to cash in.
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The Ten Basic Car Features You Can't Live Without
Could you imagine your car without any of these things?
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The Ten Dumbest Car Crimes Ever Commited
If you absolutely must commit an automotive crime, don’t be a complete and total dunce doing it like these idiots.
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The Ten Worst Passengers You Can Have In Your Car
As Jean-Paul Sartre famously said, “hell is being stuck with these jerks in the passenger seat.” Or something like that.
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